Erdem Şahin

We highlight Good Friday and Holy Week from around the world in this installment of Pictures in the News. Starting in England, where an actor performs the role of Jesus on the cross in “The Passion of Jesus” in Trafalgar Square; spectators watch as worshipers march while carrying bamboo torches …

The New York Times took both photography award categories in the 2014 Pulitzer Prizes.<p>Tyler Hicks, right, received the Breaking News Photography award for “his compelling pictures that showed skill and bravery in documenting the unfolding terrorist attack at Westgate Mall in Kenya,” according to …

Most good photographers strive to shoot images that will immediately draw the viewer’s eyes to a specific part of the photo. There are many ways to do this — framing, lining or focus — but my personal preference is finding the human element.<p>In theory, viewers tend to gravitate to the most …